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	Starbucks caught storing mobile passwords in clear text In a case of convenience for users trumping security, Starbucks has been storing the passwords for its mobile-payment app, along with geolocation data, in clear text. Read More WEBCAST: PC Connection Achieve the Benefits of a Converged Infrastructure Learn how the Dell PowerEdge VRTX and makes it possible to achieve the benefits of a converged infrastructure in a small office environment (small business, remote offices, or mobile environments) with this versatile, simple, and efficient platform. Learn More In this Issue Why Google paid $3.2B for a thermostat company Hands down, the baddest cars at CES... and one dog Google stages coup against Windows 8 with Chrome OS-like update for 'Metro' Wearable tech: 13 new gadgets from CES 2014 Steven J. Vaughan Nichols: Windows 9 in 2015: Desperation isn't pretty Breach goes from bad to worse for Target and its customers Intel to scrap McAfee name, give away mobile security tools A New Jersey 'traffic study' wouldn't need lane closings Full-time IT job security increasingly wobbly WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems How to Navigate the Ever-Changing Mobile Device Landscape Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. View more Why Google paid $3.2B for a thermostat company Google is moving into your home. On Monday, the Internet company said it was acquiring Nest, a maker of smart smoke alarms and thermostats, in a move that gives Google a strong foothold in a hot new market known as the "connected home." Read More Hands down, the baddest cars at CES... and one dog These cars were in a class by themselves at International CES in Las Vegas. Imagine yourself behind the wheel of these edgy vehicles with the latest in audio, lighting and interior design. Read More Google stages coup against Windows 8 with Chrome OS-like update for 'Metro' Google revamped the Windows 8 "Metro" app version of its new Chrome 32 browser to resemble Chrome OS, the operating system that powers Chromebooks. Read More Wearable tech: 13 new gadgets from CES 2014 In the future, we won't be carrying our tech devices -- we'll be wearing them. Here are some new and upcoming wearable gadgets shown at this year's CES show. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux- Original Cloud Operating System Linux is the original cloud OS. Its popularity as a cloud architecture remains high, and we expect it to continue to be the cloud OS. Linux, unlike competing OSes, was designed and built using the Internet, making it a natural fit for cloud. Learn More Steven J. Vaughan Nichols: Windows 9 in 2015: Desperation isn't pretty Windows 8's been a failure. It's been worse than Vista. But is the solution really to push out a new operating system in double-quick time? Read More Breach goes from bad to worse for Target and its customers Target's acknowledgement that the personal data of 70 million people, not 40 million as previously thought, may have been exposed to hackers in a recent data breach raises new questions about the incident and how it could affect victims. Read More Intel to scrap McAfee name, give away mobile security tools Intel plans to ditch the venerable McAfee brand for its security products and services, and offer free mobile security software to customers running Android, iOS and other OSes on their smartphones and tablets. Read More A New Jersey 'traffic study' wouldn't need lane closings The explanation that New Jersey closed access lanes on the heavily traveled George Washington Bridge for a 'traffic study' is a head scratcher for traffic engineers. Read More Full-time IT job security increasingly wobbly The decision by the Texas Department of Transportation last June to outsource IT operations fits squarely into an IT job pattern that dominated last year. Read More
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